Sports
Records, careers and championships across every major sport, ranked on the official numbers.
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Top 11 FIFA World Cup Top Goalscorers of All Time
The players with the most goals at men's FIFA World Cup finals tournaments from 1930 to 2026, led by Kylian Mbappé's record 22 goals in 22 matches; three players tied on 11 goals take this top 10 to 11 names.
baseballTop 10 MLB Pitchers by Career Strikeouts of All Time
Nolan Ryan's 5,714 career strikeouts lead Randy Johnson by 839, and Max Scherzer, ninth with 3,557, is the only pitcher in the top ten the source marks as active.
basketballTop 10 NBA Career Blocks Leaders by Total Blocks of All Time
Hakeem Olajuwon's 3,830 regular-season blocks lead Dikembe Mutombo by 541, and no active player is in the NBA's career top ten.
basketballTop 10 NBA Career Rebounds Leaders by Total Rebounds of All Time
Wilt Chamberlain's 23,924 regular-season rebounds lead Bill Russell by 2,304, and all ten of the NBA's career rebounding leaders are retired Hall of Famers.
sportsTop 10 Highest-Paid Athletes by Annual Earnings
The ten highest-paid athletes in the world in Forbes' 2026 ranking, by estimated total earnings on and off the field.
sportsTop 10 Tennis Players by Weeks at World No. 1 in the ATP Rankings
The ten men who have spent the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP singles rankings since 1973, led by Novak Djokovic's record 428 weeks.
olympicsTop 19 Athletes With the Most Olympic Gold Medals
Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic gold medals, 23, followed by Johannes Høsflot Klæbo with 11. Six athletes share third on 9, and 11 more have 8, so this top 10 runs to 19 names.
boxingTop 6 Boxers by World Titles Won in Different Weight Classes
Six men have won major world titles in five or more weight classes, led by Manny Pacquiao's record eight divisions.
olympicsTop 10 Countries by All-Time Olympic Medals Won
The 10 nations with the most Olympic medals, Summer and Winter Games combined from Athens 1896 through Milano Cortina 2026, with Russia and Germany counted with their predecessor teams.
cyclingTop 9 Cyclists by Tour de France Titles Won of All Time
Every cyclist with three or more official Tour de France victories, from the five-time champions down to the three-time winners — results through the 2026 Tour.
footballTop 10 Footballers by Ballon d'Or Awards Won
Lionel Messi holds the record with eight Ballon d'Or wins and Cristiano Ronaldo is second with five; between them they won 13 of the 17 awards presented from 2008 to 2025.
baseballTop 10 MLB Players by Career Hits
Pete Rose's 4,256 hits lead Major League Baseball's career list, 67 ahead of Ty Cobb; on Baseball-Reference's count, 19th-century star Cap Anson is seventh and Albert Pujols completes the top ten.
sportsTop 10 Most Valuable Soccer Teams by Franchise Value in the World
The ten most valuable soccer clubs in the world, ranked by Forbes' 2026 valuations — led by Real Madrid at $9.5 billion, a $2 billion lead over Barcelona.
footballTop 10 Nations by FIFA World Cup Goals Scored of All Time
Brazil has scored 247 goals at FIFA World Cup finals tournaments, four more than Germany's 243; Argentina is third on 171. Totals cover all 23 tournaments from 1930 through 2026. Hungary takes tenth on 87, level with Sweden but in far fewer matches.
basketballTop 10 NBA Career Assists Leaders
John Stockton's 15,806 career assists lead Chris Paul by 3,254; LeBron James, fourth with 12,016, is the only active player in the top ten as of the end of the 2025-26 season.
american-footballTop 10 NFL Players by Career Receiving Yards
Jerry Rice's 22,895 regular-season receiving yards lead the NFL by more than 5,400 over Larry Fitzgerald's 17,492; all ten players in the top ten are retired.
hockeyTop 10 NHL Career Goals Leaders
Alex Ovechkin holds the NHL career goals record with 929 through the 2025-26 season, having passed Wayne Gretzky (894) in April 2025; Gordie Howe's 801 is third.
cricketTop 10 Test Cricket Bowlers by Career Wickets
The 10 leading wicket-takers in men's Test cricket, from Muttiah Muralitharan's 800 to Mitchell Starc's 448, with active players' totals as of 9 October 2026.
chessTop 10 Highest Peak FIDE Chess Ratings of All Time
The ten highest classical ratings ever reached on an official FIDE list, led by Magnus Carlsen's 2882 from May 2014, a record no one has come within 30 points of.
footballTop 10 Most Expensive Football Transfers of All Time
Neymar's EUR 222 million move to PSG is still the record, but six of the ten biggest transfer fees ever were paid in 2025 or 2026.
footballTop 10 Footballers by International Caps of All Time
Cristiano Ronaldo's 233 caps are the most in men's international history — these are the ten most-capped footballers of all time, and how the record got here.
sportsTop 10 Largest Sports Stadiums by Seating Capacity in the World
The world's ten biggest permanent-seat stadiums, led by a 132,000-seat cricket colossus in India.
basketballTop 10 NBA Career Steals Leaders by Total Steals of All Time
The ten greatest ball hawks in NBA history, ranked by official regular-season career steals.
basketballTop 10 NBA Career Three-Point Leaders by Total Three-Pointers Made of All Time
Stephen Curry has buried more threes than anyone in NBA history — here are the 10 deepest shooters of all time, ranked by career makes.
american-footballTop 10 NFL Franchises by Super Bowl Championships Won of All Time
Six decades of Super Bowls, one scoreboard: the Patriots and Steelers share the lead with six Lombardi Trophies each.
hockeyTop 10 NHL Players by Career Points of All Time
Wayne Gretzky's 2,857 points have been hockey's most untouchable record for a quarter-century — and nobody is within a thousand points of it.
american-footballTop 10 NFL Players by Career Sacks of All Time
The NFL's career sack leaders, ranked by official regular-season sacks since 1982 — Bruce Smith's 200 stands alone at the top.
swimmingTop 10 Fastest Men's 100m Freestyle Swims of All Time
The ten quickest long-course 100 m freestyle races ever swum — Pan Zhanle's 46.40 world record, and nine swims that chase it.
athleticsTop 10 Longest Long Jumps of All Time
The ten longest wind-legal outdoor long jumps ever measured — a leaderboard frozen since 1994 and dominated by Carl Lewis.
motorsportTop 10 NASCAR Cup Series Drivers by Career Race Wins
Richard Petty's 200 victories still dwarf the field — here are the ten winningest drivers in NASCAR Cup Series history.
esportsTop 10 Highest-Earning Esports Players of All Time by Prize Money
The ten highest-earning esports players in history, ranked by career tournament prize money.
athleticsTop 10 Fastest Marathon Times by Men
The ten fastest legal marathons ever run by men, from Sabastian Sawe's history-making 1:59:30 world record down to a stacked field of sub-2:03 performances.
footballTop 10 Football All-Time Top Goalscorers by Career Goals
The ten men who have scored the most goals in official top-level competitive football, from Cristiano Ronaldo's record haul down.
sportsTop 10 Most Valuable Sports Teams by Franchise Value
Forbes' December 2025 valuation crowns the Dallas Cowboys the first sports team ever worth $13 billion, atop a top 10 stacked with NFL and NBA franchises.
american-footballTop 10 NFL Players by Career Rushing Yards
The NFL's all-time rushing kings, ranked by the total yards they gained on the ground across their regular-season careers.
cricketTop 10 Test Cricket Batsmen by Career Runs
The 10 highest run-scorers in the history of men's Test cricket, led by the only batsman ever to pass 15,000 runs.
footballTop 8 Nations by FIFA World Cup Titles Won
Only eight nations have ever lifted the men's FIFA World Cup trophy — and Brazil sits alone at the top with five.
athleticsTop 10 Fastest Men's 100m Sprint Times of All Time
The ten fastest wind-legal men's 100m performances ever electronically timed — a leaderboard Usain Bolt still owns outright.
athleticsTop 10 Fastest Women's 100m Sprint Times of All Time
The ten fastest 100m times ever run by a woman, from Florence Griffith Joyner's still-standing world record to the tenth-quickest mark in history.
motorsportTop 10 Formula 1 Drivers by Career Race Wins
The Formula One drivers with the most Grand Prix victories in the sport's history, led by Lewis Hamilton's record-breaking tally.
golfTop 10 Golfers by Major Championship Titles
The men who have won the most of golf's four professional majors, led by Jack Nicklaus and his record 18.
baseballTop 10 MLB Players by Career Home Runs
The all-time leaders in Major League Baseball career home runs, from Barry Bonds' record 762 down to Frank Robinson's 586.
basketballTop 10 NBA Career Scoring Leaders by Total Points
The 10 highest-scoring players in NBA regular-season history, ranked by total career points through the 2024-25 season.
american-footballTop 10 NFL Quarterbacks by Career Passing Yards
The 10 quarterbacks who have thrown for the most regular-season yards in NFL history, led by Tom Brady's record haul of more than 89,000.
olympicsTop 10 Olympic Medal Leaders by Total Medals Won
The athletes who have amassed the most career Olympic medals of all time, combining Summer and Winter Games from Michael Phelps down.
tennisTop 10 Tennis Players by Grand Slam Singles Titles
The all-time leaders in career Grand Slam singles titles, men and women combined, from the pre-Open Era to today.